Overview
Background
Paul Gardiner's multidisciplinary research promotes active ageing with a focus on helping people improve and maintain quality of life. His PhD research reported for the first time that it is feasible to reduce sedentary time in older adults. His current research builds on this to exmaine behavioural approaches to dementia prevention.
He is part of the Our Voice Citizen Science global research network. This network has over 30 members across six continents and aims to improve health equity through allowing citizens to discover their environment, discuss their findings, and advocate for change.
He has a strong interest in diversity, equity and inclusion and co-founded the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Special Interest Group of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA).
Previous research areas have included evaluation of drug and alcohol treatment services, development and dissemination of parenting programs, stillbirth epidemiology, and women's health.
Availability
- Dr Paul Gardiner is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Melbourne
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science, University of Melbourne
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Dementia prevention
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Interventions to reduce and change sitting time
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Equity, diversity and inclusion
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Citizen science
Works
Search Professor Paul Gardiner’s works on UQ eSpace
2021
Journal Article
Community-based approaches to reducing health inequities and fostering environmental justice through global youth-engaged citizen science
King, Abby, Odunitan-Wayas, Feyisayo, Chaudhury, Moushumi, Rubio, Maria, Baiocchi, Michael, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy, Montes, Felipe, Banchoff, Ann, Sarmiento, Olga, Bälter, Katarina, Hinckson, Erica, Chastin, Sebastien, Lambert, Estelle, González, Silvia, Guerra, Ana, Gelius, Peter, Zha, Caroline, Sarabu, Chethan, Kakar, Pooja, Fernes, Praveena, Rosas, Lisa, Winter, Sandra, McClain, Elizabeth, Gardiner, Paul and on behalf of the Our Voice Global Citizen Science Research Network (2021). Community-based approaches to reducing health inequities and fostering environmental justice through global youth-engaged citizen science. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (3) 892, 1-29. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18030892
2020
Journal Article
Worldwide surveillance of self-reported sitting time: a scoping review
McLaughlin, M., Atkin, A. J., Starr, L., Hall, A., Wolfenden, L., Sutherland, R., Wiggers, J., Ramirez, A., Hallal, P., Pratt, M., Lynch, B. M., Wijndaele, K., Adli, Saiful, Gardiner, Paul A., Doyle, Ciaran B., Meadows, Angela, Mabry, Ruth M., Pregonero, Alberto Florez, Sadarangani, Kabir P., Hadgraft, Nyssa T., Boyle, Terry, Farias, Nicolas Aguilar, Mair, Jacqueline L., Hafoka, Siosaia F., Mielke, Gregore Iven, Lin, Selina Khoo Phaik, McLeod, Vienna R., Ranasinghe, Chathuranga, Storning, Paul C. ... Kontostoli, Elli (2020). Worldwide surveillance of self-reported sitting time: a scoping review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17 (1) 111. doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-01008-4
2020
Journal Article
The short-term effects of sedentary behaviour on cerebral hemodynamics and cognitive performance in older adults: a cross-over design on the potential impact of mental and/or physical activity
Maasakkers, Carlijn M., Melis, Rene J. F., Kessels, Roy P. C., Gardiner, Paul A., Rikkert, Marcel G. M. Olde, Thijssen, Dick H. J. and Claassen, Jurgen A. H. R. (2020). The short-term effects of sedentary behaviour on cerebral hemodynamics and cognitive performance in older adults: a cross-over design on the potential impact of mental and/or physical activity. Alzheimers Research and Therapy, 12 (1) 76, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s13195-020-00644-z
2020
Journal Article
Device-measured sedentary behavior and physical activity in older adults differ by demographic and health-related factors
Dohrn, Ing-Mari, Gardiner, Paul A., Winkler, Elisabeth and Welmer, Anna-Karin (2020). Device-measured sedentary behavior and physical activity in older adults differ by demographic and health-related factors. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 17 (1) 8, 8. doi: 10.1186/s11556-020-00241-x
2020
Journal Article
Progressive Resistance Plus Balance Training for Older Australians Receiving In-Home Care Services: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Alongside the Muscling Up Against Disability Stepped-Wedge Randomized Control Trial
Hetherington, Sharon, Swinton, Paul, Henwood, Tim, Keogh, Justin, Gardiner, Paul, Tuckett, Anthony, Rouse, Kevin and Comans, Tracy (2020). Progressive Resistance Plus Balance Training for Older Australians Receiving In-Home Care Services: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Alongside the Muscling Up Against Disability Stepped-Wedge Randomized Control Trial. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 28 (3), 352-359. doi: 10.1123/japa.2019-0085
2020
Journal Article
Objectively-measured activity patterns are asssociated with home blood pressure in memory clinic patients
Maasakkers, Carlijn M., De Heus, Rianne A.A., Thijssen, Dick H.J., Melis, René J.F., Gardiner, Paul A. and Claassen, Jurgen A.H.R. (2020). Objectively-measured activity patterns are asssociated with home blood pressure in memory clinic patients. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 74 (2), 691-697. doi: 10.3233/JAD-191310
2020
Journal Article
Employing participatory citizen science methods to promote age-friendly environments worldwide
King, Abby C., King, Diane K., Banchoff, Ann, Solomonov, Smadar, Natan, Ofir Ben, Hua, Jenna, Gardiner, Paul, Rosas, Lisa Goldman, Espinosa, Patricia Rodriguez, Winter, Sandra J., Sheats, Jylana, Salvo, Deborah, Aguilar-Farias, Nicolas, Stathi, Afroditi, Hino, Adriano Akira and Porter, Michelle M. (2020). Employing participatory citizen science methods to promote age-friendly environments worldwide. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (5) 1541, 1541. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051541
2020
Journal Article
Approaches to improve causal inference in physical activity epidemiology
Lynch, Brigid M., Dixon-Suen, Suzanne C., Varela, Andrea Ramirez, Yang, Yi, English, Dallas R., Ding, Ding, Gardiner, Paul A. and Boyle, Terry (2020). Approaches to improve causal inference in physical activity epidemiology. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 17 (1), 80-84. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2019-0515
2020
Journal Article
Reducing sitting time in obese older adults: The I-STAND randomized controlled trial
Rosenberg, Dori E., Anderson, Melissa L., Renz, Anne, Matson, Theresa E., Lee, Amy K., Greenwood-Hickman, Mikael Anne, Arterburn, David E., Gardiner, Paul A., Kerr, Jacqueline and McClure, Jennifer B. (2020). Reducing sitting time in obese older adults: The I-STAND randomized controlled trial. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 28 (6), 864-874. doi: 10.1123/JAPA.2019-0470
2020
Journal Article
The association of sedentary behaviour and cognitive function in people without dementia: a coordinated analysis across five cohort studies from COSMIC
Maasakkers, Carlijn M., Claassen, Jurgen A. H. R., Gardiner, Paul A., Olde Rikkert, Marcel G. M., Lipnicki, Darren M., Scarmeas, Nikolaos, Dardiotis, Efthimios, Yannakoulia, Mary, Anstey, Kaarin J., Cherbuin, Nicolas, Haan, Mary N., Kumagai, Shuzo, Narazaki, Kenji, Chen, Tao, Ng, Tze Pin, Gao, Qi, Nyunt, Ma S. Z., Crawford, John D., Kochan, Nicole A., Makkar, Steve R., Sachdev, Perminder S., Thijssen, Dick H. J. and Melis, René J. F. (2020). The association of sedentary behaviour and cognitive function in people without dementia: a coordinated analysis across five cohort studies from COSMIC. Sports Medicine, 50 (2), 403-413. doi: 10.1007/s40279-019-01186-7
2019
Journal Article
Controversies in the science of sedentary behaviour and health: insights, perspectives and future directions from the 2018 Queensland Sedentary Behaviour Think Tank
Biddle, Stuart J. H., Bennie, Jason A., De Cocker, Katrien, Dunstan, David, Gardiner, Paul A., Healy, Genevieve N., Lynch, Brigid, Owen, Neville, Brakenridge, Charlotte, Brown, Wendy, Buman, Matthew, Clark, Bronwyn, Dohrn, Ing-Mari, Duncan, Mitch, Gilson, Nicholas, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy, Pavey, Toby, Reid, Natasha, Vandelanotte, Corneel, Vergeer, Ineke and Vincent, Grace E. (2019). Controversies in the science of sedentary behaviour and health: insights, perspectives and future directions from the 2018 Queensland Sedentary Behaviour Think Tank. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (23) 4762, 4762. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234762
2019
Journal Article
Sarc-F and muscle function in community dwelling adults with aged care service needs: baseline and post-training relationship
Keogh, Justin W. L., Henwood, Tim, Gardiner, Paul A., Tuckett, Anthony G., Hetherington, Sharon, Rouse, Kevin and Swinton, Paul (2019). Sarc-F and muscle function in community dwelling adults with aged care service needs: baseline and post-training relationship. PeerJ, 7 (11) e8140, e8140. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8140
2019
Journal Article
Extrapulmonary associations of health status in severe asthma and bronchiectasis: Comorbidities and functional outcomes
Cordova-Rivera, Laura, Gibson, Peter G., Gardiner, Paul A., Hiles, Sarah A. and McDonald, Vanessa M. (2019). Extrapulmonary associations of health status in severe asthma and bronchiectasis: Comorbidities and functional outcomes. Respiratory Medicine, 154, 93-101. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.06.010
2019
Journal Article
Physical activity associates with disease characteristics of severe asthma, bronchiectasis and COPD
Cordova-Rivera, Laura, Gibson, Peter G., Gardiner, Paul A. and McDonald, Vanessa M. (2019). Physical activity associates with disease characteristics of severe asthma, bronchiectasis and COPD. Respirology, 24 (4), 352-360. doi: 10.1111/resp.13428
2019
Journal Article
Effects of replacing sitting time with physical activity on lung function: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Dogra, Shilpa, Good, Joshua, Gardiner, Paul A., Copeland, Jennifer L., Stickland, Michael K., Rudoler, David and Buman, Matthew P. (2019). Effects of replacing sitting time with physical activity on lung function: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Health Reports, 30 (3), 12-23. doi: 10.25318/82-003-x201900300002-eng
2019
Conference Publication
EXTRAPULMONARY DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS AND HEALTH-STATUS IN SEVERE ASTHMA AND BRONCHIECTASIS
McDonald, , Cordova-Rivera, L., Gibson, P., Gardiner, P. and Hiles, S. (2019). EXTRAPULMONARY DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS AND HEALTH-STATUS IN SEVERE ASTHMA AND BRONCHIECTASIS. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2018
Journal Article
Older adults using Our Voice citizen science to create change in their neighborhood environment
Tuckett, Anthony, Freeman, Abbey, Hetherington, Sharon, Gardiner, Paul, King, Abby and Burnie Brae Citizen Scientists (2018). Older adults using Our Voice citizen science to create change in their neighborhood environment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (12) 2685, 2685. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15122685
2018
Journal Article
Associations of context-specific sitting time with markers of cardiometabolic risk in Australian adults
Dempsey, Paddy C., Hadgraft, Nyssa T., Winkler, Elisabeth A. H., Clark, Bronwyn K., Buman, Matthew P., Gardiner, Paul A., Owen, Neville, Lynch, Brigid M. and Dunstan, David W. (2018). Associations of context-specific sitting time with markers of cardiometabolic risk in Australian adults. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15 (1) 114, 114. doi: 10.1186/s12966-018-0748-3
2018
Journal Article
Evaluating the evidence on sitting, smoking, and health: is sitting really the new smoking?
Vallance, Jeff K., Gardiner, Paul A., Lynch, Brigid M., D'Silva, Adrijana, Boyle, Terry, Taylor, Lorian M., Johnson, Steven T., Buman, Matthew P. and Owen, Neville (2018). Evaluating the evidence on sitting, smoking, and health: is sitting really the new smoking?. American Journal of Public Health, 108 (11), 1478-1482. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304649
2018
Journal Article
Movement behaviours are associated with lung function in middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian longitudinal study on aging
Dogra, Shilpa, Good, Joshua, Buman, Matthew P., Gardiner, Paul A., Stickland, Michael K. and Copeland, Jennifer L. (2018). Movement behaviours are associated with lung function in middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian longitudinal study on aging. BMC Public Health, 18 (1) 818, 818. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5739-4
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Paul Gardiner is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Function in Older Adults
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Genevieve Healy
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Paul Gardiner directly for media enquiries about:
- ageing
- older people
- prolonged sitting
- sedentary behaviour
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